An important piece of the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the San Antonio Spurs was the performance of their reserves, particularly D’Angelo Russell and Max Christie. Russell finished with 17 points and five assists while Christie added 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in the win.
Russell has had his moments this season, especially since moving to a bench role, but for Christie his recent play has been extra encouraging after such a rough start to the year that saw him go from a big role to out of the rotation completely.
But the coaches and teammates have not lost faith in Christie and Russell recently spoke about one of the wing’s best traits.